Wrinkle varnish



Patented June 15,1948

William A. Waldie,

New Wrinkle, lnc., tion of Delaware Oakwood, Ohio, asslgnor to Wilmington, Del., a corpora- No Drawing. Application June 11. 1945, Serial No. 598,895

14 Claims. (Cl. 106-222) This invention relates to wrinkle finishes, and more particularly to wrinkle finishes prepared from non-drying oils, such as cottonseed and peanut oils. to produce varnishes which will yield a wrinkle surface when applied as a Sixteen pounds of propylene glycol and 80 pounds of cottonseed oil were mixed and heated at a temperature of from 350 F. to 380 F. until a drop of the liquid put on a glass plate was found to be clear and thus the mixture to be homogeneous. Thereafter, 16 pounds of furnaric acid were added to the mixture and the batch.

then heated to 500 F. and held at 500 F. to 510 F. for approximately 30 minutes when the mass had the viscosity J as on the Gardner-Holdt scale. Ten gallons of the oil mixture obtained above were then mixed with 50 poundsof Fine Melt Congo resin and this mixture heated to a temperature of from 580 F. to 590 F. for approximately 30 minutes. Then the heating was discontinued and about half a pound of cobalt acetate added. This mixture was allowed to cool down to 400 F. whereafter 12 gallons of high solvency petroleum naphtha were added.

The varnish obtained the Gardner-Holdt scale. Whensprayed On a piece 01' metal, wood, or the like and baked at the customary baking temperature of from approximately 140" F. to 280 F. or by infrared heat, the varnish yielded a hard coating of a very fine wrinkle texture.

The fine meltCongo resin used in the above example is a natural Congo resin which has been rendered oil soluble by fusion until approximately one third of the components are volatilized.

Example II One hundred and twelve pounds or cottonseed oil and-24 pounds of propylene glycol were heated as described in Example I whereupon 24 pounds of fumaric acid were added. After the batch had a viscosity of J on' 2 was heated for about 30 minutes at a temperature between 490 I". and 530 F. it had a viscosity of '1 as on the .Gardner-Holdt scale. v

Ten gallons of this oil mixture were then mixed with pounds of fused Congo resin, and the mass was heated to a temperature of from 560 F to 610 F. for about 40 minutes. The heating was discontinued and half a pound of cobalt acetate added. After the mixture had cooled to approximately 400 F., 12 gallons of high solvency petroleum naphtha were added. The composition obtained had the viscosity L, and a film made from the composition showed excellent hardness and a wrinkle surface of very fine texture.

It will be understood that. instead of cottonseed oil, peanut oil and other non-drying oils or mixtures of these may be used for the purpose of my invention with equal satisfaction. Thus, for example castor oil has proven usable.

Instead of propylene glycol, other glycols may be added, e. g.. ethylene glycol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol or polyethylene glycol without departing from the scope of the invention. Likewise, the proportions of the ingredients may be modified. Thus, the addition of propylene glycol in amounts of from 10 to 30% has been found advantageous and satisfactory.

Furthermore, other polycarboxylic acids maybe used'in place of the fumaric acid. Maleic acid and phthallc acid and their anhydrides, for example, have proven suitable. Quantities of .approximately from factory results.

As solvents, any kinds of high solvency aromatic and petroleum hydrocarbons may be used. Xylol, toluol and the high solvency petroleum naphtha sold by Shell Chemical Company under the name TN25 Solvent have given satisfactory results.

As drier, other salts than cobalt acetate. which are suitable. For examnaphthenate are common to the art, ple, manganese borate and cobalt have been used successfully.

It will be also understood that Congo resin may be replaced by other natural resins such asKauri, East Indies, Batu, etc., or by oil soluble synthetic resins.

By the present invention a method has been devised by which wrinkle finishes can be produced from products plentifully available and inexpen sive and which is relatively simple so that it can be carried out without difliculty by unskilled workmen.

It will be understood that while there have been described herein certain embodiments. of the 10 to 30% have given sails-- present invention, it is not intended thereby to have this invention limited to or circumscribed by the specific details of procedure, materials and conditions set forth since this invention may be modified according to individual preference and conditions without departing from the spirit of this disclosure and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A method of producing a wrinkling oil composition from non-wrinkling oils consisting in heating a glycol with a non-conjugated doublebonded oil at a temperature of from 350 to 360 F. until a homogeneous mixture has been obtained, and thereafter heat-reacting the resulting compositlon'with polycarboxylic acid at 490 to 530 F.

2. A method of producing a wrinkling oil composition from non-conjugated double-bonded oils consisting in heating a glycol with a non-conjugated double-bonded oil at -a temperature of from 350 to 360 F. until a homogeneous mixture has been obtained, and thereafter heat-reacting the resulting composition with fumaric acid at 490 to 530 F.

3. A method of producing a, wrinkling 011 composition from peanut oil consisting in heating a glycol with the oil at a temperature of from 350 to 360 F. until a homogeneous mixture has been obtained, and thereafter heat-reacting the resulting composition with polycarboxylic acid at 490 to 530 F.

4. A method of producin a, wrinkling oil composition from cottonseed oil consisting in heating a glycol with said 011 at a temperature of from 350 to 360 F. until a homogeneous mixture has been obtained, and thereafter heat-reacting the resulting composition with a polycarboxylic acid at 490 to 530 F.

5. A method of producing a wrinkling oil composition from non-wrinkling oil consisting in heating propylene glycol with anon-conjugated double-bonded oil at a temperature 01! from 350 to 360 F. until a homogeneous mixture has been obtained, and therealter heat-reacting the resulting composition wit polycarboxylic acid at 490 to 530F.

6. A method of producing a wrinkling oil composition from non-wrinkling oil consisting in heating from to 30 parts by weight propylene glycol with 100 parts non-conjugated doublebonded oil at a temperature of from 350 to 360 F. until a homogeneous mixture has been obtained. and thereafter heat-reacting the resulting composition with polycarboxylic acid at 490 to 530 F.

7. A method of producing a wrinkling oil composition from cotton seed oil consisting in heating approximately of propylene glycol with 100 parts of said oil at a temperature of from approximately 350 to 360 F. until a homogeneous mixture has been obtained, and thereafter heatreacting the resulting composition with polycarboxylic acid at 490 to 530 F.

8. A method 01' producing a wrinkling 011 composition from non-wrinkling oil consisting in heating a glycol with a non-conjugated doublebonded oil at a temperature of from 350 to 360 F. until a homogeneous mixture has been obtained, adding thereafter 10 to polybasic acid to the batch. and heating to a temperature or from 490 1". to 530 F. for approximately 30 minutes.

9. -A method of producing a wrinkling oil composition from non-wrinkling oil consisting in 10. A method of making wrinkle finish coating composition comprising heating cottonseed oil with 1030% of a glycol at a temperature of from 350 to 360 F. until a homogeneous mixture has been obtained, adding fromlO to 30% lumaric acid and heating to a temperature of from 490 to 530 F. for approximately 30 minutes; adding approximately 50 pounds of oil soluble resin for each 10 gallons of the oil mixture obtained, heating to a temperature of from 560 F. to 610 F. for approximately 30 minutes, adding drier, cooling the mixture to approximately 400 F. and adding thinner material.

11. A method of making a wrinkle finish coating composition comprising heating cottonseed oil with 10 to 30% propylene glycol at 350 F. to 360 F. until a homogeneous mixture has been obtained; adding from 10 to 30% by weight of fumaric acid and heating to a temperature of from 490 F. to 530 F. for approximately 30 minutes; adding thereafter approximately 50 pounds 01' oilsoluble resin per 10 gallons of the oil mixture obtained; heating the batch to a temperature of from 560 F. to 610 F. for approximately 30 minutes; adding drier; allowing the mixture to cool to approximately 400 F.; and then adding thinner solvent.

12. A wrinkling oil consisting of the heat reaction product of a solution of non-conjugated double-bonded oil and a glycol said solution having been formed at from 350 to 360 F., with polybasic acid, said heat reaction having been carried out at a temperature of from 490 to 530 F. for 30 minutes.

13. A wrinkling oil consisting of the heat reaction product of a solution of 10 'parts by weight of non-conjugated double-bonded oil and 10 to 30 parts of propylene glycol said solution having been formed at from 350 to 360 F., with 10 to 30 parts by weight of fumaric acid, said heat reaction having been carried out at a temperature of from 490 to 530 F. for 30 minutes.

14. A wrinkling oil consisting of the heat reaction product of a solution of 10 to 30 parts by weight of propylene glycol in parts by weight of cottonseed oil said solution having been formed at from 350 to 360 F., with 10 to 30 parts by weight of fumaric acid, said heat reaction having been carried out at a temperature of from 490 to 530 F. for 30 minutes.

WILLIAM A. WALDIE.

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